BAWLER Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

bawler

noun

as in wailer

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Noun

But the lasting image Wednesday was Volpe’s 357-foot screamer caroming off of the fan’s hands — and Spencer Jones striking out moments later to strand Volpe at second base.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
There was a lot to admire, including some important saves from Bart Verbruggen in spite of the lopsided scoreline, but Dunk’s screamer topped the lot.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of screamer

Noun

Guthrie wrote the weeper in 1948 to commemorate a plane crash in California’s Central Valley that killed all 32 on board, including 28 Mexican nationals with a one-way ticket back home.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Such was the verdict that was handed down upon Anthony by his father, Dick, who was a boozer and a weeper as well as a baker.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of weeper

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The financier Carl Icahn, Ackman’s longtime nemesis and business rival, famously denounced him as a self-righteous crybaby.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025

Definition of crybaby

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